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Molly Riley
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Festival Of Britain Winner in 1961
Photo: Catherine Blake Family of Molly Riley
Photo: Catherine Blake Family of Molly Riley
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Item #: 21213
Item #: 21213
At aged 26 Molly Riley won the festival of Britain award, she was chosen by the Cohen and wilks clothing factories as their charm queen for 1961 . There were five factories taking part from the wigan area and Molly was chosen from 8 finalists, Molly was presented with a crown piece.
Comment by: irene roberts on 7th August 2012 at 19:02
How fascinating! And how quaint "a crown piece" sounded even in 1961.
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